28th April 2009 - Monde Sitole
3rd sail leg from St. Helena to Ascension
Today is academic day 2 , Tuesday, its a sunny day the sun is crimson, the day is going fine, the only problem is the speed we are below 3 nautical miles. Its our first day on sea again sailing, our nearest port is St. Helena, we are 620 miles to the next port Ascension island. Other than that everything is going fine. Today we had a fire drill, everyone took hold of their possessions and we closed it up with sailing maneuver. Today was one of the best days I had in months. I had a lot of fun on galley. My galley is the best, they really cheer me up, they always know when I'm not on my best day and invigorate my day.
I feel the team is also growing a lot in knowing the sails. I personally enjoy the navigation watch , i love learning about the different dynamics that influence the choreography of the ship , from the sea, to the vessel and its different mechanisms of the ship. I now even enjoy helming , thats when i get to meditate, i have found to be a good helmer, you must be really in tune with your senses.
In conclusion i would say we are really growing both as team SA and also as Class Afloat students. By now everyone from us has gone aloft, we are learning the different knots .
Yeah we are getting there...
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